Ouch...
Where am I?
I smell animals.
There's something there.
That's right, my legendary beasts.
You all know very well what's behind these doors.
This is where the beasts that weren't chosen are cast away.
Now, time for the wild beast show.
Am I destined to lose my way?
All I want is to have fun in my life
All I want is to be with those I love
Ready or not Here I come
I don't care anymore
I just don't know anymore
I wish everything would just disappear
There are days when I think like that
But everything is precious to me
And so I fight on
Today was a tough day
I almost gave up hope
But the truth is I don't want to lose anything anymore
I wish everything would just disappear
There are days when I think like that
But everything is precious to me
And so I must fight
#26 Animal show
They're all dead!
Pretty much, but not exactly.
They're sleeping.
In a special antioxidant solution.
Floating in safety.
This is where the original bodies of the android-Os are kept.
They go out doing whatever they want, hiding their real bodies here.
If their mechanical bodies break,
their memories are downloaded from here into a new body.
So these bodies are very precious to them.
But that means there are always two of them in this world.
So weird.
That's why I hate them.
I like how I'm the only me.
I feel the same way.
And they go around making other people suffer.
While they float here in safety.
I won't let them continue.
Whoa, what do you want?
We agreed on something. I'm glad.
-What are you talking about? -Found them!
Oh dear. What now, Masaru?
I'll fight.
Hear that?
The terrified cry of someone about to die.
The monster from the Greek myths, Gorgon.
The great winged snake, Basilisk.
The single-horned beast, Unicorn.
The guardian of hell, Cerberus.
I created those creatures myself.
But they were too wild to tame. A failure.
That little girl won't last a minute in there.
What do you want?
Did you enjoy talking with Les Derniers Quatre?
No.
I see.
Anyway, have a seat.
Then how's this for entertainment?
Do you think I still have something to fear?
We'll see after you watch the show I've prepared for you.
Lise!
That's not all.
Mr. Masaru!
Those brats are about to be killed.
Make them stop! What else do you want from me?
I won't disobey you anymore. So help them!
Please, Faceless!
What I want, you ask?
I want your hatred.
Do you know who you are?
You're the reincarnation of my one and only love.
It was your destiny to be mine ever since you were born.
But look what you've gone and done.
I let you free for just a second, and you get friendly with some bastard.
You get feelings for him.
And you start caring for some little punk that can't wipe his own butt.
You will not ridicule Narumi and Mr. Masaru.
What a mean man I am for hitting a woman.
But you're the one that made me like this.
I don't need any half-hearted obedience or love.
The brats will die.
So go on and hate me.
Éléonore.
I do.
I hate you.
Yes, that's the spirit.
After I become Masaru, I'll fight this old body of mine.
And you won't be able to doubt me anymore.
You'll know it could be a download, but your hatred for Faceless will be stronger.
You will love me forever as Masaru.
I'm scared... I'm scared...
Mom... Sis...
Even when I first went into a lion's cage.
Even when I first trained a tiger.
Nothing was as scary as this.
I'm not ready for this...
I've never trained such ferocious animals before.
Those fangs will chew my flesh.
Those claws will slash my throat.
That horn will pierce my gut.
And those eyes will make my heart fail.
I'm going to die.
Just like Sis.
Eaten by beasts...!
But I want to see you perform.
My performance?
Yeah. What's the one thing you want to do the most?
Be in a circus.
That's right.
I came here to help Masaru.
I'm a wild beast tamer.
What better way for me to die than to be eaten by beasts?
Step back!
Leave this room immediately.
Or I will kill you.
Kill him? Are we allowed to?
Shut up, she's bluffing.
Seems like Naya is really mad for some reason.
I'll hold them off, so you make a run for it.
-No. -Huh?
You can't beat all those Os.
You never know until you try.
Suit yourself. Then die!
-You little... -Dismantle!
Wow.
What are you doing? Surround him and subdue him!
Let me in too! Count me in.
Come here, my bugs.
Let's see what's left of that poor little girl.
Dr. Lao.
What... No...
Your children wish to say hello to you.
Impossible.
Not even I could control those savage beasts.
But you could? You tamed them?
On behalf of all wild beast tamers working in circuses,
I will never forgive you.
Ready? Go!
Kill that human and those treacherous creatures!
Oh dear, the Os are acting strange.
Colombine!
Those electromagnetic waves upset synthetic body fluids.
Now, time to tear you to pieces.
What's so funny?
We were here long before you.
Did you think we sat here doing nothing?
What...?
Body temperature, 37 degrees.
Pressure normalized.
Opening the incubation capsules.
Our bodies are waking up.
They're supposed to stay preserved!
You little bastards!
You're not safe anymore.
My... my legendary beasts...
Impossible...
Stop! You made your animals fight, but you're going to run?
You coward!
The same goes for you!
You're so kind. But I'll be fine.
We circus entertainers need you animals and an audience for us to live.
So please, go faster.
I'm going to defeat the automata and run a circus again.
Why is it that a human could tame those beasts?
Because you used the brains of real animals to make them.
And because I gave my life to the animals.
Because I'm a real wild beast tamer!
Why are they all crying?
No clue.
Might just be a reflex.
Maybe they didn't want to wake up to this world.
No, stay asleep! You won't age in there.
Here, get back in.
I just killed myself!
I... I killed myself...
Get back in. I'll preserve you.
What the heck!
Why not? My body is dead, too.
You idiot!
What in the world...
Why am I crystallizing the second I woke up?
No, I don't want me to die!
Stay back. No, stay back...
Why are you coming at me?
I'm you. Stand back.
You're me. I'm...
I'm...
I-I am...
Who am I?
They're all panicking just from meeting themselves.
And those Os seemed so fearless.
They can't bear to see how ugly they look old.
But all humans grow old and die.
And they think that's ugly.
That's why they locked them up here.
I don't think all humans are like that.
But those guys are stupid for sure.
Yay, we agree again.
I can't move yet, but you go on to Lady Francine...
I mean, Éléonore. Go save her.
You're really going to save me?
What, you still didn't trust me?
But aren't I a bit better than those Os down there?
There are stairs past that door.
Go up them.
Thanks, Colombine.
Don't look at me, Masaru Saiga!
Don't look, damn it.
That's right. This is me.
Automata killed my family in Clogue.
I lived for revenge for a long time as a shirogane.
This body experienced no happiness!
I wanted to forget about this body.
But you...
You made me remember it all!
D-Dismantle!
You're right.
After several experiments, I transplanted Beast's brain into him.
I heard that there was a vicious man-eating tiger in the circus.
So I stole it.
My sister was killed by that tiger.
I see.
So Beast killed your sister.
And Beast lost to me.
Yet I've lost completely to you.
How strange.
I didn't come here to avenge my sister.
But I feel like a cloud has lifted.
Let's go.
If we work together, Masaru will be able to save Shirogane.
I didn't want you of all people to see.
You grew up in peace, with all the time you could want.
And now you laugh at my real body.
-I'll kill you! -I'm not laughing.
Your family was killed by automata. Why did you side with Faceless?
I became a shirogane for revenge.
But as I fought, I became scared of death.
Even shiroganes age once every 5 years.
And each time, I would wish.
That I could relive a different life.
That's when...
Lord Faceless came to me.
Naya.
All those fun things you were deprived of doing.
Why don't you do them in an immortal body?
Just pledge your obedience to me.
And I'll give you a new body that will revive eternally.
Why can't I do what I want to?
All humans are equal, right? Then I have my right to be happy too.
I've suffered ever since I got ZONAPHA.
So instead of all those people who know nothing, now it's my turn.
It's my turn to become happy!
No, you can't.
You can't trample over other people for your own happiness.
I can't...?
You made a mistake in choosing how to become happy.
What do you mean?
Who cares about other people? It's my happiness.
Stop, Masaru Saiga.
What do you know, you brat!
My fluids... It won't stop.
I have to return to my body.
No, not that body...
Why have I become so ugly?
I thought I wouldn't age if I was preserved.
Or did Lord Faceless trick me?
No, I don't want to return to that body.
I don't want to die!
Poor Naya.
I'm scared of dying, too.
But...
I'm going to live in this body until I die!
And I'll save Shirogane.
Mr. Masaru!
Faceless!
Live till you die, eh?
Well then...
I guess it's time for you to die.
Narumi.
I had no idea then,
that Faceless had a horrifying plan up his sleeve.
A past that can't become a memory plays on repeat
In my mind is a forgotten thing that I still remember
Questions remain unanswered but I must go now
I walk in the dark, making a promise to my footprints
So many similar beings leading similar lives
Was there a reason for me to be born at all?
The world lost all sound but for the ticking of a clock
A missing heart keeps shouting
A meaningless life was shaking
All because of your unique existence
If the reason for the pain is revealed someday
If you find a home for those tears someday
You shall sleep with the whole universe in your arms
I know it still plays in your heart
The melody that brought you here